Ruggiano is starting in left field and hitting seventh Wednesday against the Mariners, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.

EDGE Analysis

With southpaw Wade Miley on the mound, Ruggiano will get his first start of the year, with Ian Desmond moving to center field. The Rangers have a lot of options, and those options will only increase as the season goes on, but it would not be surprising for Ruggiano to be in the lineup most days against lefties, whom he has a career .856 OPS against.